The Team

Kyra Johnson (she/her) 

Kyra Johnson started dancing at the age of 10, however, her mother would say moving started in the womb. She began her training locally from studios and dance teams. Ms. Johnson continued her advancement in dance and earned a BA in Dance and a BS in Psychology from University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (UWSP). She has a foundation in styles of modern, jazz, and ballet. Following her Dance degree, Ms. Johnson has been a member and choreographed twice for Madison Contemporary Dance. She continues to develop her dance skills by training at Barrio Dance Studio in Madison, WI, where she performed in a music video for D Major Music. Outside of dance, Ms. Johnson is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater in counseling education and works as a community restorative justice practitioner. 

Ciara Hart  (she/her) 

Ciara is a Madison Native who has been dancing since she was 9. Ciara has a background in Musical Theatre and has done a multitude of shows with Various Companies like House Madison Theatre, MPT, VACT, and many more. Ciara was studying Musical Theatre at Stevens Point and is now transferring to UW Madison to continue her Theatre degree. Ciara is so excited to be apart of KlJ. She believes all bodies are dance bodies and loves that KlJ provides a place for all bodies, people, and abilities. "I never had a place growing up where I saw people like me dancing, KLJ is providing just that. I'm so thankful to be apart of it"